The government of China categorically rejected U.S. interference in Venezuela’s internal affairs, stressing that such actions constitute a violation of the principle of national sovereignty. More details with our correspondent Bruno Falci. teleSUR
00:00The Chinese government declared its rejection of U.S. interference in Venezuela.
00:04This stance comes at a time of growing tension in the region marked by military deployments in the Caribbean and threats of interventions.
00:17Going with our correspondent, Bruno Falsi.
00:19Greetings to the workers of Telesur and all the audience watching us in this transmission.
00:34I am in Beijing now to inform you that the Chinese government reaffirmed its rejections of any internal interference in Venezuela internal affairs.
00:46This Lin Jiang, spokesperson for the Minister of Foreign Affairs, responded to recent statements by the U.S. President Donald Trump,
00:57who suggested that the airspace around Venezuela should be considered closed.
01:03China bases its position on international law, which protects the sovereignty of states and proibits intervention in their internal affairs.
01:14Now, with you, the words of the spokesperson.
01:19China opposes any action that violates the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the sovereignty and security of other countries,
01:27as well as the interference of external forces in Venezuela's internal affairs, under any pretext.
01:32China urges all parties to jointly safeguard the status of the Latin America and Caribbean region as a zone of peace,
01:38and to prevent further escalation of the situation.
01:41China maintains its stance of respecting Venezuelan sovereignty,
01:46while President Nicolás Maduro insists in rejecting any external threat that could affect the country's stability.
01:56Both sides call for calm and the preservation of peace in the region.
02:03With this news, we return with you in the studios in La Habana, Cuba.
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